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AMA President Dr Michael Gannon told Radio National that the AMA will maintain its opposition to physician-assisted suicide, deciding that doctors should not be involved in interventions that have as their primary intention the ending of a person's life

AMA Vice President Dr Tony Bartone spoke with Sky News about the fatigue risks facing doctors and how it affects doctor wellbeing and patient care. He also talked about changes to Australia's immigration policy about asylum seekers

AMA Vice President, Dr Tony Bartone, talks to journalists in Melbourne about the impact of the ongoing Medicare rebate freeze on GP fees, and about the upcoming modernisation of the Medicare payments IT system.

Medibank has warned that market failure in the nation's healthcare system is fuelling an increase in costs, making some surgical procedures more expensive here than in the US and Europe. AMA President Dr Michael Gannon says insurers are partly to blame for the high costs.

AMA President Dr Michael Gannon says he has serious concerns about a rate-my-doctor website. Dr Gannon said 93 per cent of private medical services are provided at no-gap level or a small number at known gap level, informed financial consent is a key tenet of ethical, medical practice.